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Brian Patten is one of our most accessible and popular poets having made his name in the 60s as one of the Liverpool Poets alongside Adrian Henri and Roger McGough.

Archive listings for Brian Patten

Work type: Poetry.

Are You Across the River or Am I - T833424110

Brian revisits a number of classic favourites, but the performance also combines two very different strands of his most recent poetry. His new book is The Book of Upside Down Thinking. It's an unexpected collection, full of wit and irrational logic which rattles the cage of conventional thinking. Alongside excerpts from this roller coaster ride of wit, he shares haunting lyrical poems from an as yet unpublished manuscript of moving elegies. One of the UK's most distinctive and popular poets, Brian has been writing heartbreakingly honest, funny and uplifting poems for nearly five decades. A master of performance, his readings are always memorable.
8 Mar 19Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290
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T689256403

From first to second childhood and back again, with a little chaos and much humour on the way! Liverpool poet Brian Patten takes us on a hilarious, sometimes heart-rending and always fascinating journey through a chaotic boyhood, a love-struck adolescence, a disrespectful middle-age and skirmishes with the grim reaper, to leave us teetering on the brink of yet another childhood. A very special journey.
15 Sep 11Tara Theatre, Outer London :: V292
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T1351665756

Join us for an evening with Liverpool's own Brian Patten, one of Britain's leadiing contemporary poets who has written extensively for children and adults. The evening's music comes from Deadbelgian, a band from Liverpool who perform the songs of Jacques Brel in French and English.
21 Apr 10The Civic, Crosby :: V1956141736
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Producer Clive Conway Celebrity Productions Ltd.
27 Feb 08Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury :: V99
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Growing Up Before Your Very Eyes - T1416990789

Growing Up Before Your Very Eyes is an hilarious, sometimes heart-rending and always fascinating journey through a chaotic boyhood, a love-struck adolescence and a disrespectful middle age. For adults and children aged 10 and over.
14 Mar 06Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824
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11 Nov 05Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810
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16 Oct 05Brighton Dome, Brighton :: V655
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8 Jun 05Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
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1 Mar 05Electric Theatre, Guildford :: V01732805351
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Love Poems - T389789304

Two dancers and an actor take us on a journey in and out of love and back again. The power of Brian Patten's love poetry is both heartbreaking and uplifting. An evening combining moving poetry with thrilling dance.
7 Apr 05 to 9 Apr 05Mercury Theatre, Colchester :: V37
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See the Invisible Man's invisible dog! Turn the family unit into blancmange! Learn how to juggle with gerbils! Brian Patten brings his infamous collection of hilarious, lyrical and outrageous poems to life in this hour long extravaganza of verse and worse.
14 Nov 04Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156
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Armada - T1782912974

Armada, Brian Patten's critically acclaimed new book, is a collection of remarkable poems offering sharp, witty and provocative insights into life and the human condition. The powerful opening section interweaves poems about the death of his mother and memories of his childhood with her.
1 Oct 02Strode Theatre, Street :: V917
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Other listings

19 Mar 02Southport Arts Centre, Southport :: V542
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25 Apr 01The Dukes, Lancaster :: V523
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23 Mar 00Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon :: V927
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